Women In Business Archives

Pieceful Solutions, the first and fastest-growing K-12 school in Arizona for children with autism spectrum disorders, hired Colleen Poiani as its Culinary Instructor to help students thrive in the kitchen and perfect everyday life skills taught at the school. Poiani will teach classes at the school’s Gilbert campus, in addition to working with staff in Mesa and Chandler to… Read More →

Plexus Worldwide, a leading direct-marketing weight-loss and health-supplement seller that was recently named #8 on the 2014 Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies, announced that Mary Ann Luciano will join the company as Vice President of Ambassador Education. She will report directly to Chief Marketing Officer, Alec Clark. In her new role, she will… Read More →

Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center (SARRC) has added Paige Raetz as its Residential Transition Academy Director and Kate Thoene as its Social Enterprise Director. Both Raetz and Thoene join SARRC as part of its leadership team. This month, SARRC named Paige Raetz Director of the Residential Transition Academy, a new two-year residential student program, created… Read More →

Casino Del Sol Resort, an enterprise of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, announced the promotion of Kimberly Van Amburg to chief executive officer. Van Amburg has played an integral role in much of the casino resort’s success over the past seven years, previously serving as senior vice president and general counsel. As CEO, Van Amburg oversees… Read More →

The law firm of Gallagher & Kennedy announced today that Stacey L. Lihn has been elected as a public member of the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Foundation. She will serve a three-year term beginning January 2015. In her role, Ms. Lihn will serve as the first parent representative for the ABP Foundation, bringing a… Read More →

Ipro Tech, LLC, a worldwide leader in the design of eDiscovery software, announced industry expert, Sarai Guerra has joined the growing company as Vice President of Client Strategy. Guerra’s primary responsibilities will include managing client relationships, implementing best practices, and assisting with maximizing workflows and ROI. She will also explore ways to improve internal Ipro… Read More →

Ipro Tech, LLC, a worldwide leader in the design of eDiscovery software, announced today the appointment of Jennifer Stevenson as Vice President of Marketing. Stevenson joins Ipro after eight years at LexisNexis, where she was most recently responsible for setting overall strategic priorities, evaluating acquisitions, and aligning product portfolio strategy for the litigation solutions group.… Read More →

REDW LLC, one of the largest certified public accounting and business consulting firms in the Southwest, is pleased to announce the promotion of Christina Roderick, CPA, to Principal in its Phoenix office. She leads REDW’s privately held business practice.“Christina’s promotion to Principal acknowledges her talent, hard work and commitment to both her co-workers and her clients,”… Read More →

Tucson Medical Center trying to become part of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, according to the Arizona Daily Star. The Mayo Clinic Care Network includes about 34 hospitals across the United States that have joined the network to improve clinical care, said Judy Rich, CEO of TMC . “The goal is to share evidence-based medicine… Read More →

With an approval by the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) on the merger agreement to bring the University of Arizona Health Network into Banner Health, and closure of the agreement on Feb. 27, an academic-focused division will be created at Banner that will result in new facility names and leadership appointments within the division. The… Read More →

Candace Wiest, president and CEO of West Valley National Bank, announced WVNB has entered into an agreement with National Bank of Arizona to acquire all of the assets and deposits of the Gila Bend branch of NBA. The transaction is anticipated to increase WVNB’s asset size by 20 percent. “As the West Valley’s only locally… Read More →

The attorneys and staff of Scottsdale-based Rayndon Law Group PLC have joined Clark Hill PLC effective January 1, 2015, Clark Hill Phoenix Managing Member Darrell Davis announced today. “This is a great opportunity for our firm to broaden our tax and estate planning practice and the range of services we can offer the local market,”… Read More →

Do you know any women who are eager to enter the world of entrepreneurship? A woman who wants to learn the ins and outs of launching a company, straight from successful entrepreneurs and mentors? Or perhaps you know a woman who has an idea and wants to scale her business in the New Year? If… Read More →

Effective corporate counsel has never been more important than it is in today’s new economy. And on Thursday at the Camelback Inn, Az Business magazine partnered with the Arizona Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel and the State Bar of Arizona to present the 2015 Arizona Corporate Counsel Awards (ACC Awards). 2015 Arizona Corporate… Read More →